The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-05-20
Ownship treasurer.

township treasurer
| Where there are two schools in
school township, the entire township
should be temporarily divided into two
sub-districts with proper regard for the
convenience of the residents thereof, and
| vote shall be taken in each for town
ship treasurer and for director of dis
trict No. or No. 2, as the case may be-
and for director at large. In sub -di'
viding, the convenience of the voters
should be the guide. and common fair
ness should control.
In defining boundaries of sub-districts,
section lines should be observed so far
as possible; as, for example: District
No. shall include all the territory with
in the following boundaries: Commenc- |
ing at the north east corner of section l,
township, range. .,..... county. |
Dakota, running west along township |
line to the north-east corner OF section =, |
thence south at a right angle and along |
the dividing line between sections 2 and
to the south east corner of section 3,
thence west at right angle along the |
line between sections and 10, and and |
8, to its point of intersection with. ...,.
river; thence in south westerly direct
ion and following the course of said riv- I,
er to its point Of intersection with the
section line between sections 10 and ~.
| thence east along said line to the town
| ship line; thence north ut a right angle
along said township line to the place of
beginning"
Three notices of election shall be post
ed in each sub-district in public places;
one of which shall be the front door of
the school house in which said election
| is to be held.
| Bear i'll mind that sub districts as men
toned in the law are the seperate schools
| of the township.
In the June election of 1887 it will be
| noticed that a Judge and clerk OF elect.
ion must be elected by the legal voters
present at the time of opening the polls,
each to administer the oath of office to
| the other.
Wives, the mothers of children of
proper school age, are not permitted to
vote under section 81 as the courts have
held that the father has the control of
such children
AT each polling place two poll books
should be kept. and after the polls close
two tally sheets in regular form should
I've used in the canvass of the votes cast.
For convenience it is recommended that
one tally sheet duly certified to and one
poll book with the number of sub-dis-
trict and township plainly written or
printed on each, be enclosed and sealed
in an envelope and nsinly marked on
the outside of the envelope: Returns
from ubdistrict No., of. Town
ship, County, Dakota. for school
township treasurer and director at large.
or directors at large, if either is the case.
and carried in person either by the judge
or clerk of election to the town clerk.
The votes of the ub-district for di
rector for said sub-district should be
made out from the result as shown by
the tally sheet and certified about as fol-
No.. :, in . school township. county
. election we the undersigned were pres
ent and acting as Judge and clerk of
said election. There were forty (4O)
votes cast for the office of director, for
which l. Jones, had nine (9) votes, l.
Dawson thirty (30) votes, scattering one
D
Certified by us this. day of =. 1888.
John l.. Green. Judge Of Election.
r. d. Hosiins, Clerk
and sent to the town clerk at once. The
remaining tally sheet and poll book to-
gether with the ballots should be re
turned to the ballot box which should be
: then carefully sealed and delivered into
the hands of the director for safe keep,
ing. Form for the above certificate is
now being prepared by this department
as are also forms for all the blanks need
ed in the election for June 1887
Canvass Of the vote for director a
large shall be made in the same manner
and at the same time as is that for treas
! urer, and the town clerk shall issue Ger
titicate to director at large as to treas
urer He shall certify election of direct
ors at large in the same manner us he
d oes directors of sub districts.
The school township clerk thould thi
= year make the enumeration mentioned
: in Sec. IA; keeping scperate enumeration
sheets for each subdistrict with the nun
5 ber of such sub b-district plainly marked
thereon. and sepcratc sheet for tn
/; territory not within sub districts, if any
!, !, there be.
i The new law will be printed and cir
: culated in every county in the territory
Z on or before July /, 1887.
! 1t makes no material changes in tn
District System"
Hoping that the above may be of assis
. tance to school officers. and wishing you
= all prosperous school year, in which
!. material advancement will be made il
= thoroughncss of education, systematic,
J. course of study. uniformity of text books
: institute work, etc, to which end W
promise you our hearty cooperation, W,
respectfully submit circular No. 1.
> EUGENE A. DYE.
y Superintendent of Public Instruction.
g EUGENE A. DYE,
GEO. MCFARLAND Board.